Apparatus for washing and rinsing clothes and the like by means of benzene.



H. RESOH APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND RINSING CLOTHES AND TEE LIKE BY MEANSOF BENZENE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 0, 1910.

fiiented Aug. 30, 19

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFEQE- HEBMANN RESGH, or LoRRAcH, GERMANY,AssIGNoit T HEnianNN nnscrr, JR, AND

CARL RUDOLF o'rro GU'ISCH, or trimmers. GERMANY.

APPARATUS For. WASHING AND RINS'ING CLOTHES AND THE LIKE BY MEANS OFIBENZENE. v

' Application filed June 9, 1910. Serial No. 566,089.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMANN- Russia, a

v subject of the Grand Duke of Baden, and

resident of Lorrach, Grand Duchy of Baden,

Germany, have'invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus'forWashing and Rinsing Clothes and the Like by Means of Benzene, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for washing and rinsing clothes andthe like by means of benzene, of the kind described in the specificationof my United States Letters Patent Application No. 51327 3 filed August17 1909 and which has matured into Patent No. 959883, May 31st, 1910,andhas for its object to construct apparatus so that the articles may betreated in various benzene baths one after the other, while retainingthe fundamental idea of clarifying theused benzene in a clarifyingfunnel and draining the clothing or other articles in the receptacle orcontainer itself. An apparatus constructed in accordance with myinvention allows of the articles being washed and rinsed as Well asdrained, and the spent benzene clarified. These different operations ofthe apparatus are rendered possible by the fact that the closedcontainer or receptacle is provided with two or more closed clarifyingfunnels instead of only with one as hitherto and that these funnels andthe container or receptacle are connected bya plural-Way cook or thelike to permit of the passage of the benzene out ofthe container intoone or the other clarifying funnel, and also by suitable forcing meansfor conveying the benzene out of one or the other funnel into thecontainer or receptacle. If now the clothes have been washed in abenzene bath, it is only necessary to run the spent benzene into thefunnel provided for the purpose by opening the said cock and therebyallow the benzene to clarify whereupon fresh or clarified benzene can berun into the receptacle out of another funnel by means of said conveyingmeans in order to rinse the articles in a second benzene bath and so on,according to the number of funnels provided or the number of times it isdesired to pass the articles through the benzene. After each washing orrinsing of, the clothes in this manner they are drained in a centrifugaldrum mounted in the receptacle.

To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the sameby reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 30, 1910. I

Figure 1 shows an apparatus constructed in accordance with myinvention\and provided with two funnels, and Fig. 2 is a section throughthe centrifugal drum.

a is the container or receptacle which is closed tight by means of ahinged cover I) and a hydraulic closure. In the cover I) is mounted thecentrifugal or draining drum 0 the shaft of which is provided with ahand wheel (1 and may also be fitted with a brake.

The centrifugal drum 0 may also serve as a washing drum, in which caseit must be rocked by means of the hand wheel d in order to impart a kindof scouring'movement to the clothes or other articles being treated. Asshown in Fig. 2, the drum is preferably divided into four compartmentsthe partitions and its peripheric well being provided with perforationsexcept at the parts 6, which are adapted to serve as scoops by means ofwhich, during the rocking movement of the drum, a certain qu intity ofthe benzene present in the receptacle a is scooped in and passed overthe articles situ ated in the drum compartments.

The receptacle or container a is at its bottom connected by means of athree-way cock f to two closed funnels g, g These funnels are providedwithoutlets it having a cock and allow the dirt carried along by thebenzene to settle in their lower ends so that it will flow out when theoutlet 72. is opened.

The container a is further connected with the lower part of thefunnelsg, g by means of a pipe 2', pump is and suction pipes m, m having acock 1. The endsof the suction pipes m, m extend into the funnels andare bent downward.

The apparatus operates in the following into the receptacle a by meansof the pump k and pipes m, i, the capacity of the receptacle and funnelsbeing so proportioned that the benzene when in thereceptacle a, willreach the required level. The drum which is immersed in the benzene isthen'rocked by meanest the hand Wheel (5 so th i will scoop up benzeneby means of the and throw the same over the articles. vl hen the clothesor other articles have been sadiciently Washed in this manner, the cockf is opened to allow the'dirty benzene to flow into the funnel g and thearticles are drained by the centrifugal action of the drum 0. The cockis then again closed, and the clari .(l benzene from the funnel pumpedinto the receptacle (1. by means of the pump in order to rinse theclotaes the same manner as above indicated, While in the meantirnethebenzene in the funnel g is allowed to clarify. Thus, the clothes aretreated in clear benzene several iliws, that is to say, they Washed andsed Without it being necessary to open receptacle a, and this treatmentmay be repeated as many times as there are funnels provided. Thearticles are of course, drained in the drum 0 after each Working"operation. ffl'lfill the articles ha ve been sulhciently rinsed and thereceptacle c has been emptied by allowing the benzene which has lastbeen used to flow into the corresponding funnel, the clothes arecompletely drained by quickly revolving the centrifugal drum 0 Withouthaving to open the receptacle (1 whereby the benzene which is drainedout of the articles can flow into one or the other of the funnels. ll'hen the cock 7' is in the closed position the rinsed articles are takenout of the drum compartments and articles which are to be cleaned placedthere instead.

t Will be evident that this apparatus may be used for Washing andrinsing and for draining the articles as Well as for almost completelyrecovering the benzene by clarification. Since the receptacle 0, istightly closed during the entire Working operation. there can be no lossof benzene and all dan ger of tire is obviated. 'The same drurn can beused for Washing and rinsing and also for draining, and the Working ofthe empirratus is practically continuous except as regards the refillingofthe benzene baths. in

addition to obviating all danger ofiire, the operator is hygienicallyprotected as the benzene is prevented from escaping.

The drum, instead of bein actuated by hand may of course be actuated byav suitable motor.

Yv hat I claim is: I

1. An apparatus for washing and rinsing clothes and the like by means ofbenzene, the combination with a closed treating receptacle of a rotarydrum mounted therein and designed to receive the articles to be treated,means to actuate said drum, a plurality of closed clarifying tunnelscombined with said receptacle, connecting means to allow of the freecommunication between said receptacle and any one of said clarityout ofthe receptacle into one or the other of said tunnels, and forcing meanscoir veyinn the benzene from one or the funnel into the receptacleWithout opening; the latter, to allow repeated treatine nt oi? thearticles in the'recept-acle by means of a diiierent benzene bath Whileallowing of the clarification oi the used. benzene in the clarifyin g,tunnels and draining of the clothes or other articles in the rotarydrum.

2. in an apparatus for Washing and rinsinc clothes and the like by meansof benzene, the combination with a closed treating receptacle ofa rotarydrum mounted therein and designed to receive the articles to be treated,means to actuate said drum, a plurality or closed clariiying vfunnelscombined with said receptacle, aplurahway-coclr to allow of the freecommunication between said receptacle and anyone of said clarityingfunnels for the passage of the benzene out of the receptacle into one orthe other of said tunnels, and forcing means for conveying the benzenefrom one of the other funnel into the receptacle Without opening thelatter to allow repeated treatment of the articles in the receptacle bymeans of a diilerent benzene bath While allowing oi' the clarificationof the used benzene in the clarifying tunnels and draining of theclothes or other articles in the rotary drum.

3. In an apparatus for Washing and rin sing clothes and the like bymeans of henzene, the combination with a closed treating receptacle of arotary drum mounted therein, designed to receive the articles to betreated and provided with benzene taking scoops to bathe the articles inthe drum, means to actuate said drum, adapted to allow of an oscillatoryor quick rotary motion thereof, a plurality of closed clarifying funnelscombined With said receptacle, connecting means to allow of the freecommunication between said receptacle and any one of said clarifyingtunnels for the passage of the benzene out of the receptacle into one orthe other of said tunnels, and forcing means for conveying the benzenefrom one or the other funnel into the receptacle Without opening thelatter to allow repeated treatment of the articles in the receptacle bymeans of a different benzene bath WlillG allowing of the clarificationof the used benzene in the clarifying funnels and draining of theclothes or other articles in the rotary drum when being quickly rotated.

at. In an apparatus for Washing and rinsing clothes and the like bymeans of benzene, the combination with a closed treating receptacle of arotar 1 drum mounted therein and designed to receive the articles to betreated, means to actuate said drum, a pluraiity of closed clarifyingfunnels combined with said receptacle, connecting means to ing tunnelsfor the passage of the benzene 1 allow pf the free communication betweensaid receptacle. and any one of said clarifyzene in the clarifyingfunnels and draining ing funnels for the passage of the benzene of theclothes or other articles in the rotary out of the receptacle into oneor the other drum. of said funnels, and a pumpr' with connectl Inwitness whereof have hereunto signed 5 ing pipes for conveying thebenzene from my name'this 31st day of May 1910, in the 15 one or theother funnel into the receptacle presence of two subscribin witnesses.

without opening the latter to allow repeated HER NN RESCH. v treatmentof the articles in thereceptacle by Witnesses: Y means of a differentbenzene bath while GEO. GIFFORD, 10 allowing of the clarification of theused ben- AMAND BRAUN.

